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  • 1 aureus

    aurĕus, a, um, adj. [id.].
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Of gold, golden (syn.:

    aureolus, auratus, aurifer): patera,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 104 and 263:

    vasa,

    Vulg. Exod. 12, 35; ib. 2 Tim. 2, 20:

    torulus,

    Plaut. Am. prol. 144:

    imber,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 37:

    funis,

    Lucr. 2, 1154: torques. Vulg. Gen. 41, 42:

    simulacra,

    Lucr. 2, 24:

    mala Hesperidum,

    id. 5, 33:

    aurea mala,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 6:

    pelles,

    id. ib.:

    corona (a gift for distinction in war),

    Liv. 7, 37, 1; Inscr. Orell. 363; 3453; 3475:

    corona,

    Vulg. Exod. 25, 11:

    candelabra,

    ib. Apoc. 1, 12: nummus, and absol.: aurĕus, i, m., the standard gold coin of Rome, a gold piece (first struck in the second Punic war), of the value of 25 denarii or 100 sestertii (weighing about 120 grains, and being about equal to £1, 1 s. 1 d. or $5.10), Cic. Phil. 12, 8: si (tibi) contigit aureus unus. Juv. 7, 122;

    fully, aureus nummus,

    Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 47; Suet. Calig. 42; id. Claud. 21; id. Vit. 16; id. Oth. 4; id. Dom. 7 al.—Of the Hebrew shekels (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. 4 Reg. 5, 5; ib. 2 Par. 9, 15; 9, 16.— Poet.:

    vis aurea tinxit Flumen,

    i. e. the power of changing every thing to gold, Ov. M. 11, 142.—
    B.
    Furnished with gold, wrought, interwoven, or ornamented with gold, gilded:

    victimam auream polcram immolabat,

    i. e. with gilded horns, Naev. 1, 12 (cf. Hom. Od. 3, 426):

    sella,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 34, and Prop. 5, 10, 28:

    cingula,

    Verg. A. 1, 492:

    Capitolia,

    id. ib. 8, 347. templa, Prop. 5, 1, 5:

    cuspis,

    Ov. M. 7, 673:

    Pactolus,

    whose waters flowed with gold, id. ib. 11, 87; cf: Lucr 5, 911 sq.—
    C.
    Of the color of gold, glittering like gold, golden:

    liquidi color aureus ignis,

    Lucr. 6, 205:

    Barba erat incipiens, barbae color aureus,

    Ov. M. 12, 395; Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 76; Gell. 2, 26, 5; Pall. Mart. 13, 4:

    lumina solis,

    Lucr. 5, 461; so,

    aurea Phoebe,

    Verg. G. 1, 431; Ov. M. 2, 723:

    luna,

    id. ib. 10, 448; Hor. Epod 17, 41:

    aureus sol,

    Verg. G 1, 232; 4, 51; so Ov. M. 7, 663: sidera, Verg A. 2, 488;

    11, 832: caesaries,

    golden locks, id. ib. 8, 659:

    coma,

    Cat. 61, 95, and Ov. M. 12, 395:

    aurea mala,

    Verg. E. 3, 71, and 8, 52: Aurea pavonum ridenti imbuta lepore Saecla, the golden species of peacock, full of laughing beauty, Lucr 2, 502.—
    II.
    Trop., of physical and mental excellences or attractions, golden, beautiful, splendid:

    aurea Venus,

    Verg. A. 10, 16; Ov M. 10, 277;

    15, 761: Amor,

    id. Am. 2, 18, 36:

    Copia,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 28:

    Aurea Phoebi porticus,

    Prop. 3, 29, 1:

    litus,

    Mart. 11, 80:

    aether,

    Ov. M. 13, 587:

    medicamentum,

    Col. 6, 14, 5 al.:

    dicta, vita,

    Lucr. 3, 12 and 13:

    mores,

    Hor. C 4, 2, 23:

    Qui nunc te fruitur credulus aureā,

    id. ib. 1, 5, 9:

    tua mater Me movet atque iras aurea vincit anus,

    Tib. 1, 6, 58:

    mediocritas,

    the golden mean, Hor. C. 2, 10, 5:

    aetas,

    the golden age, Ov. M. 1, 89:

    tempus,

    Hor. Epod. 16, 64.—Hence, Virgo = Astraea, Albin. 2, 23.

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  • 2 aureus

        aureus (poet. aureā, aureō, aureīs, disyl.), adj.    [aurum], of gold, golden: imber, T.: corona (a military distinction), L.: vis, of turning into gold, O.: nummus, a gold coin, piece (worth $5.10 or £1 1s.). — As subst m. (sc. nummus), L., Cu.— Golden, ornamented with gold, gilded: sella: cingula, V.: cuspis, O.: Pactolus, with golden sand, V. — Fig., glittering like gold, golden: color, O.: Venus, with golden hair, V.: luna, O.: caesaries, V. —Beautiful, golden, magnificent, excellent: aether, O.: mores, H.: mediocritas, the golden mean, H.: genus: aetas, the golden age, O.: tempus, H.: saecula, V.
    * * *
    I
    aurea, aureum ADJ
    of gold, golden; gilded; gold bearing; gleaming like gold; beautiful, splendid
    II
    gold coin (equivalent to 25 silver denarii at Rome) (120 grains/0.25 oz.)

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  • 3 solidum

    sŏlĭdus, a, um (contr. collat. form sol-dus, a, um, Hor. S. 1, 2, 113; 2, 5, 65), adj. [Sanscr. sarvas, all; Gr. holos, whole; old Lat. sollus; cf. sollistimus], firm, dense, compact, not hollow, solid (class.).
    I.
    Lit.: individua et solida corpora (sc. atomoi), Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 18; cf. id. Div. 2, 67, 98:

    terra solida et globosa,

    id. N. D. 2, 39, 137:

    columna aurea (opp. extrinsecus inaurata),

    id. Div. 1, 24, 48; cf.

    cornua (opp. cava),

    Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 127:

    lapides,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 6:

    corpus,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 27:

    paries vel solidus vel fornicatus,

    Cic. Top. 4, 22:

    sphaera solida atque plena,

    id. Rep. 1, 14, 22; cf.:

    crateres auro solidi,

    Verg. A. 2, 765:

    ex solido elephanto,

    id. G. 3, 26; id. A. 6, 69; 6, 552:

    aera,

    id. ib. 9, 809:

    telum solidum nodis,

    id. ib. 11, 553:

    vasa auro solida,

    Tac. A. 2, 33; 13, 10:

    solidum ex auro signum,

    Just. 39, 2, 5:

    nunc solida est tellus, quae lacus ante fuit,

    Ov. F. 6, 404; so,

    ripa,

    id. ib. 14, 49:

    sedes (opp. aër),

    id. ib. 2, 147:

    navis ad ferendum incursum maris solida,

    Sen. Ep. 76, 13:

    sit solidum quodcumque subest,

    Aus. Ed. 16, 12: solidus cibus, solid food, as opposed to fluid, Vulg. Heb. 5, 12. — Comp.:

    solidior caseus factus,

    Col. 7, 8, 4. — Sup.:

    solidissima materiaï corpora (opp. mollia),

    Lucr. 1, 565; 1, 951:

    tellus,

    Ov. M. 15, 262.— Subst.: sŏlĭdum, i, n., a solid substance, solidity:

    cum duae formae praestantes sint, ex solidis globus, ex planis autem circulus aut orbis,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 47:

    nihil tangi potest, quod careat solido,

    id. Univ 4, 11; cf.:

    quae (species deorum) nihil concreti habeat, nihil solidi, nihil expressi,

    id. N. D. 1, 27, 75:

    inane abscindere soldo,

    Hor. S. 1, 2, 113; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 78:

    fossa fit ad solidum,

    to the solid ground, to the bottom, Ov. F. 4, 821:

    finditur in solidum cuneis via,

    into the hard wood, Verg. G. 2, 79; 2, 231:

    neque fundamenta (amphitheatri) per solidum subdidit,

    Tac. A. 4, 62:

    solido procedebat elephas in pontem,

    on solid ground, Liv. 44, 5.—
    B.
    Transf. (opp. to that which is divided, scattered, or in parts), whole, complete, entire (= integer, totus):

    usurā, nec eā solidā, contentus est,

    Cic. Att. 6, 1, 3:

    militia semestri solidum stipendium accipere,

    Liv. 5, 4:

    solida taurorum viscera,

    Verg. A. 6, 253:

    ut solidos hauriant (serpentes) cervos taurosque,

    Plin. 8, 14, 14, § 36:

    quibus solida ungula,

    id. 10, 63, 83, § 173:

    motus terrae quasdam (civitates) solidas absorbuit,

    Just. 30, 4, 3:

    ut decies solidum exsorberet,

    i. e. at once, in one draught, Hor. S. 2, 3, 240: decem annos solidos errasse, Varr. ap. Non. 405, 21; cf.:

    partem solido demere de die,

    Hor. C. 1, 1, 20:

    annus,

    Liv. 1, 19:

    hora,

    Juv. 11, 205:

    parum solidum consulatum explere,

    incomplete, Liv. 4, 8 fin.:

    vos, quibus...solidae suo stant robore vires,

    Verg. A. 2, 639.—As substt.
    1.
    In gen.: sŏlĭdum, i, n., the whole sum:

    ita bona veneant, ut solidum suum cuique solvatur,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 17, 46; Hor. S. 2, 5, 65; Quint. 5, 10, 105; Tac. A. 6, 17; Dig. 45, 2, 2 sq.—
    2.
    In partic.: sŏlĭdus, i, m. (sc. nummus), in the time of the emperors a gold coin, at first called aureus, and worth about twenty-five denarii, afterwards reduced nearly one half in value, Dig. 9, 3, 5; 11, 4, 1; 21, 1, 42; Cod. Just. 10, 70, 5; App. M. 10, p. 242, 34; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 39; Vulg. 1 Par. 29, 7; id. 1 Esd. 2, 69; id. Ecclus. 29, 7.—
    II.
    Trop., sound, solid, substantial, genuine, true, real (in this sense a favorite word with Cic.; syn.: firmus, constans, stabilis;

    opp. inanis, levis, vanus, mobilis, etc.): solida et perpetua fides,

    Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 44; so,

    fides,

    Tac. H. 2, 7:

    solida et robusta et assidua frequentia,

    Cic. Planc. 8, 21:

    solida atque robusta eloquentia,

    Quint. 10, 1, 2:

    solida ac virilis ingenii vis,

    id. 2, 5, 23:

    est enim gloria solida quaedam res et expressa, non adumbrata,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 2, 3:

    judicia solida et expressa,

    id. Planc. 12, 29:

    justitiae effigies,

    id. Off. 3, 17, 69:

    quod appellant honestum, non tam solido quam splendido nomine,

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 61:

    suavitas austera et solida,

    id. de Or. 3, 26, 103:

    solida veraque laus,

    id. Sest. 43, 93; cf.:

    solida laus ac vera dignitas,

    id. Vatin. 3, 8:

    gloria (with vera),

    id. Phil. 5, 18, 50: nostra gloria, cum sit ex solido, Curt. 9, 2, 14:

    nulla utilitas (with puerilis delectatio),

    Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 72:

    salus,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 10:

    gratia,

    id. Curc. 3, 35; Ov. M. 12, 576:

    beneficium,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 32:

    gaudium,

    id. And. 4, 1, 24:

    libertas,

    Liv. 2, 2, 6; Tac. Or. 9:

    fides,

    id. H. 2, 79:

    mens,

    firm, determined, Hor. C. 3, 3, 4:

    solidum opus doctrinae,

    Val. Max. 4, 1, ext. 1:

    in solidiore aliquo scripti genere,

    Sen. Contr. 1, 8, 16:

    gravior solidiorque sententia,

    Gell. 11, 13, 8:

    virtus,

    Val. Max. 2, 8, 5; 5, 4, ext. 5:

    vinum,

    Pall. 11, 14 fin.— Neutr. absol.:

    quibus ex rebus nihil est, quod solidum tenere possis,

    Cic. Pis. 25, 60:

    multos in solido rursus Fortuna locavit,

    in safety, Verg. A. 11, 427; cf.:

    praesentia bona nondum tota in solido sunt,

    Sen. Ben. 3, 4, 2:

    nostra gloria, cum sit ex solido,

    Curt. 9, 2, 14:

    ut salus ejus locetur in solido,

    Amm. 17, 5, 11.—Hence, adv., in two forms.
    A.
    sŏlĭdum (very rare), soundly, thoroughly:

    dinoscere cautus Quid solidum crepet,

    Pers. 5, 25:

    Venus irata solidum,

    App. M. 5, p. 171, 24.—
    B.
    sŏlĭdē (not in Cic.).
    1.
    (Acc. to I.) Densely, closely, solidly:

    solide et crassis viminibus contexta cista,

    Col. 12, 56, 2:

    solide natus est,

    i. e. without a hollow place, without wind in one's inside, Petr. 47, 4.— Comp.:

    concreta aqua,

    Gell. 19, 5, 5.—
    2.
    (Acc. to II.) Surely, wholly, fully, truly:

    neque, natus necne is fuerit, id solide scio,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 8; 4, 2, 47; Ter And. 5, 5, 8; App. M. 3, p. 135, 41; Spart. Ael. Ver. 8.

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  • 4 solidus

    sŏlĭdus, a, um (contr. collat. form sol-dus, a, um, Hor. S. 1, 2, 113; 2, 5, 65), adj. [Sanscr. sarvas, all; Gr. holos, whole; old Lat. sollus; cf. sollistimus], firm, dense, compact, not hollow, solid (class.).
    I.
    Lit.: individua et solida corpora (sc. atomoi), Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 18; cf. id. Div. 2, 67, 98:

    terra solida et globosa,

    id. N. D. 2, 39, 137:

    columna aurea (opp. extrinsecus inaurata),

    id. Div. 1, 24, 48; cf.

    cornua (opp. cava),

    Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 127:

    lapides,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 6:

    corpus,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 27:

    paries vel solidus vel fornicatus,

    Cic. Top. 4, 22:

    sphaera solida atque plena,

    id. Rep. 1, 14, 22; cf.:

    crateres auro solidi,

    Verg. A. 2, 765:

    ex solido elephanto,

    id. G. 3, 26; id. A. 6, 69; 6, 552:

    aera,

    id. ib. 9, 809:

    telum solidum nodis,

    id. ib. 11, 553:

    vasa auro solida,

    Tac. A. 2, 33; 13, 10:

    solidum ex auro signum,

    Just. 39, 2, 5:

    nunc solida est tellus, quae lacus ante fuit,

    Ov. F. 6, 404; so,

    ripa,

    id. ib. 14, 49:

    sedes (opp. aër),

    id. ib. 2, 147:

    navis ad ferendum incursum maris solida,

    Sen. Ep. 76, 13:

    sit solidum quodcumque subest,

    Aus. Ed. 16, 12: solidus cibus, solid food, as opposed to fluid, Vulg. Heb. 5, 12. — Comp.:

    solidior caseus factus,

    Col. 7, 8, 4. — Sup.:

    solidissima materiaï corpora (opp. mollia),

    Lucr. 1, 565; 1, 951:

    tellus,

    Ov. M. 15, 262.— Subst.: sŏlĭdum, i, n., a solid substance, solidity:

    cum duae formae praestantes sint, ex solidis globus, ex planis autem circulus aut orbis,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 47:

    nihil tangi potest, quod careat solido,

    id. Univ 4, 11; cf.:

    quae (species deorum) nihil concreti habeat, nihil solidi, nihil expressi,

    id. N. D. 1, 27, 75:

    inane abscindere soldo,

    Hor. S. 1, 2, 113; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 78:

    fossa fit ad solidum,

    to the solid ground, to the bottom, Ov. F. 4, 821:

    finditur in solidum cuneis via,

    into the hard wood, Verg. G. 2, 79; 2, 231:

    neque fundamenta (amphitheatri) per solidum subdidit,

    Tac. A. 4, 62:

    solido procedebat elephas in pontem,

    on solid ground, Liv. 44, 5.—
    B.
    Transf. (opp. to that which is divided, scattered, or in parts), whole, complete, entire (= integer, totus):

    usurā, nec eā solidā, contentus est,

    Cic. Att. 6, 1, 3:

    militia semestri solidum stipendium accipere,

    Liv. 5, 4:

    solida taurorum viscera,

    Verg. A. 6, 253:

    ut solidos hauriant (serpentes) cervos taurosque,

    Plin. 8, 14, 14, § 36:

    quibus solida ungula,

    id. 10, 63, 83, § 173:

    motus terrae quasdam (civitates) solidas absorbuit,

    Just. 30, 4, 3:

    ut decies solidum exsorberet,

    i. e. at once, in one draught, Hor. S. 2, 3, 240: decem annos solidos errasse, Varr. ap. Non. 405, 21; cf.:

    partem solido demere de die,

    Hor. C. 1, 1, 20:

    annus,

    Liv. 1, 19:

    hora,

    Juv. 11, 205:

    parum solidum consulatum explere,

    incomplete, Liv. 4, 8 fin.:

    vos, quibus...solidae suo stant robore vires,

    Verg. A. 2, 639.—As substt.
    1.
    In gen.: sŏlĭdum, i, n., the whole sum:

    ita bona veneant, ut solidum suum cuique solvatur,

    Cic. Rab. Post. 17, 46; Hor. S. 2, 5, 65; Quint. 5, 10, 105; Tac. A. 6, 17; Dig. 45, 2, 2 sq.—
    2.
    In partic.: sŏlĭdus, i, m. (sc. nummus), in the time of the emperors a gold coin, at first called aureus, and worth about twenty-five denarii, afterwards reduced nearly one half in value, Dig. 9, 3, 5; 11, 4, 1; 21, 1, 42; Cod. Just. 10, 70, 5; App. M. 10, p. 242, 34; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 39; Vulg. 1 Par. 29, 7; id. 1 Esd. 2, 69; id. Ecclus. 29, 7.—
    II.
    Trop., sound, solid, substantial, genuine, true, real (in this sense a favorite word with Cic.; syn.: firmus, constans, stabilis;

    opp. inanis, levis, vanus, mobilis, etc.): solida et perpetua fides,

    Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 44; so,

    fides,

    Tac. H. 2, 7:

    solida et robusta et assidua frequentia,

    Cic. Planc. 8, 21:

    solida atque robusta eloquentia,

    Quint. 10, 1, 2:

    solida ac virilis ingenii vis,

    id. 2, 5, 23:

    est enim gloria solida quaedam res et expressa, non adumbrata,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 2, 3:

    judicia solida et expressa,

    id. Planc. 12, 29:

    justitiae effigies,

    id. Off. 3, 17, 69:

    quod appellant honestum, non tam solido quam splendido nomine,

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 61:

    suavitas austera et solida,

    id. de Or. 3, 26, 103:

    solida veraque laus,

    id. Sest. 43, 93; cf.:

    solida laus ac vera dignitas,

    id. Vatin. 3, 8:

    gloria (with vera),

    id. Phil. 5, 18, 50: nostra gloria, cum sit ex solido, Curt. 9, 2, 14:

    nulla utilitas (with puerilis delectatio),

    Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 72:

    salus,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 10:

    gratia,

    id. Curc. 3, 35; Ov. M. 12, 576:

    beneficium,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 32:

    gaudium,

    id. And. 4, 1, 24:

    libertas,

    Liv. 2, 2, 6; Tac. Or. 9:

    fides,

    id. H. 2, 79:

    mens,

    firm, determined, Hor. C. 3, 3, 4:

    solidum opus doctrinae,

    Val. Max. 4, 1, ext. 1:

    in solidiore aliquo scripti genere,

    Sen. Contr. 1, 8, 16:

    gravior solidiorque sententia,

    Gell. 11, 13, 8:

    virtus,

    Val. Max. 2, 8, 5; 5, 4, ext. 5:

    vinum,

    Pall. 11, 14 fin.— Neutr. absol.:

    quibus ex rebus nihil est, quod solidum tenere possis,

    Cic. Pis. 25, 60:

    multos in solido rursus Fortuna locavit,

    in safety, Verg. A. 11, 427; cf.:

    praesentia bona nondum tota in solido sunt,

    Sen. Ben. 3, 4, 2:

    nostra gloria, cum sit ex solido,

    Curt. 9, 2, 14:

    ut salus ejus locetur in solido,

    Amm. 17, 5, 11.—Hence, adv., in two forms.
    A.
    sŏlĭdum (very rare), soundly, thoroughly:

    dinoscere cautus Quid solidum crepet,

    Pers. 5, 25:

    Venus irata solidum,

    App. M. 5, p. 171, 24.—
    B.
    sŏlĭdē (not in Cic.).
    1.
    (Acc. to I.) Densely, closely, solidly:

    solide et crassis viminibus contexta cista,

    Col. 12, 56, 2:

    solide natus est,

    i. e. without a hollow place, without wind in one's inside, Petr. 47, 4.— Comp.:

    concreta aqua,

    Gell. 19, 5, 5.—
    2.
    (Acc. to II.) Surely, wholly, fully, truly:

    neque, natus necne is fuerit, id solide scio,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 8; 4, 2, 47; Ter And. 5, 5, 8; App. M. 3, p. 135, 41; Spart. Ael. Ver. 8.

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  • 5 torques

    torquis or torques (the first form, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 118 P.; Liv. 44, 14, 2; Prop. 4 (5), 10, 44;

    the latter form,

    Val. Fl. 2, 111; Stat. Th. 10, 517; cf. Charis. 1. 1.; acc. torquim, Phoc. de Nom. 1711 P.; abl. torqui, App. Flor. 2, 12), m. and f. [torqueo], a twisted neck-chain, necklace, collar.
    I.
    Lit.:

    T. Manlius, qui Galli torque detracto, Torquati cognomen invenit,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23; id. Off. 3, 31, 112; cf. of the same: torquem detraxit, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 18:

    Q. Rubrium coronā et phaleris et torque donasti,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 80, § 185:

    aureus,

    Liv. 44, 14, 2; Quint. 6, 3, 79; Auct. B. Hisp. 26, 1; Suet. Aug. 43 (al. aurea): aureae, Varr. ap. Non. 228, 2:

    unca,

    Prop. 4 (5), 10, 44:

    adempta,

    Ov. F. 1, 601:

    adjecisse praedam Torquibus exiguis renidet,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 12.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    A coupling-collar for oxen:

    ipsis e torquibus aptos Junge pares,

    Verg. G. 3, 168.—
    B.
    A wreath, ring, in gen.:

    avis torque miniato in cervice distincta,

    Plin. 10, 42, 58, § 117:

    saepe deum nexis ornatae torquibus arae,

    Verg. G. 4, 276:

    hinc vastis urgent immensi torquibus orbes (ceti natantis),

    i. e. rings, circles, Manil. 5, 584.

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  • 6 torquis

    torquis or torques (the first form, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 118 P.; Liv. 44, 14, 2; Prop. 4 (5), 10, 44;

    the latter form,

    Val. Fl. 2, 111; Stat. Th. 10, 517; cf. Charis. 1. 1.; acc. torquim, Phoc. de Nom. 1711 P.; abl. torqui, App. Flor. 2, 12), m. and f. [torqueo], a twisted neck-chain, necklace, collar.
    I.
    Lit.:

    T. Manlius, qui Galli torque detracto, Torquati cognomen invenit,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23; id. Off. 3, 31, 112; cf. of the same: torquem detraxit, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 18:

    Q. Rubrium coronā et phaleris et torque donasti,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 80, § 185:

    aureus,

    Liv. 44, 14, 2; Quint. 6, 3, 79; Auct. B. Hisp. 26, 1; Suet. Aug. 43 (al. aurea): aureae, Varr. ap. Non. 228, 2:

    unca,

    Prop. 4 (5), 10, 44:

    adempta,

    Ov. F. 1, 601:

    adjecisse praedam Torquibus exiguis renidet,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 12.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    A coupling-collar for oxen:

    ipsis e torquibus aptos Junge pares,

    Verg. G. 3, 168.—
    B.
    A wreath, ring, in gen.:

    avis torque miniato in cervice distincta,

    Plin. 10, 42, 58, § 117:

    saepe deum nexis ornatae torquibus arae,

    Verg. G. 4, 276:

    hinc vastis urgent immensi torquibus orbes (ceti natantis),

    i. e. rings, circles, Manil. 5, 584.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > torquis

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